CONSTRUCTION activity grew in the fourth quarter of last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported last Friday, rebounding from year-earlier contraction when much of the country remained under strict quarantine restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of constructions based on approved building permits totaled 38,263 during the period, up 5.7 percent from 36,190 (down 7.8 percent) in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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